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On Marx
Revolutionary and Utopian
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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In On Marx, Alan Ryan examines Marx’s writing, not within the framework of Lenin or Tolstoy but within its own time, tracing its Hegelian roots and providing a sterling explication and critique of his theories of alienation, class struggle and revolution. This volume provides the clearest, most …
On Tocqueville
Democracy and America
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2014
157 kr
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In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French philosopher who first journeyed to the United States in 1831 and went on to catalogue the unique features of the American social contract. Tocqueville’s prescient analyses of American life remain as relevant today …
On Machiavelli
The Search for Glory
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2013
157 kr
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In On Machiavelli: The Search for Glory, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical complexities of the often-reviled godfather of realpolitik. Thought by some to be the founder of Italian nationalism, regarded by others to be a reviver of the Roman Republic as a model for the modern …
On Aristotle
Saving Politics from Philosophy
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2013
157 kr
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In On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy, Alan Ryan examines Plato's most famous student and sharpest critic, whose writing has helped shape over two millennia of Western philosophy, science, and religion. The first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men, …
On Augustine
The Two Cities
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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Augustine’s political philosophy is pregnant with arguments that racked not only Christian Europe but also much of the modern world. In On Augustine Alan Ryan carefully lays out the complicated political, philosophical and religious context of Augustine and traces the history of his impact on …
Story of Mankind
Av Hendrik Willem van Loon, Robert Sullivan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
349 kr
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Originally written in 1921 for the author’s grandchildren, Hendrik Willem van Loon’s The Story of Mankind has charmed generations with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Rather than the dry recitation of events so common in school textbooks, van Loon’s witty, amiable tone animates the story of …
On Hobbes
Escaping the War of All Against All
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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In Leviathan, Hobbes created the idea of a “social contract” and set out to explicate a doctrine for the foundation of states and legitimate forms of government. In On Hobbes, Ryan explains how he created the secular conception of the state and politics in one of the first truly modern works of …
Story of Mankind
Av Hendrik Willem van Loon, Robert Sullivan m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
466 kr
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Originally written in 1921 for the author’s grandchildren, Hendrik Willem van Loon’s The Story of Mankind has charmed generations with its warmth, simplicity and wisdom. Van Loon’s witty, amiable tone animates the story of human history as a grand unfolding adventure. Beginning with the origins of …
On Aristotle
Saving Politics from Philosophy
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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In On Aristotle, Alan Ryan examines Plato’s most famous student and sharpest critic. Aristotle was the first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men. His strongly empirical cast of mind was brought to bear on a stunning range of subjects and the resulting system …
On Machiavelli
The Search for Glory
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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For his insistence on the amoral character of successful government, Machiavelli remains a contentious figure. Often reviled as a teacher of evil, Machiavelli’s influence on the modern state is explored in this book.In On Machiavelli, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical …
On Tocqueville
Democracy and America
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
157 kr
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In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French philosopher who first journeyed to the United States in 1831 and went on to catalogue the unique features of the American social contract. Tocqueville’s prescient analyses of American life remain as relevant today …
On Marx
Revolutionary and Utopian
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2014
135 kr
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In On Marx, Alan Ryan examines Marx’s writing, not within the framework of Lenin or Tolstoy but within its own time, tracing its Hegelian roots and providing a sterling explication and critique of his theories of alienation, class struggle and revolution. This volume provides the clearest, most …
